35-12-607. Liability for false statement in certificate. (1) If a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter and filed by the secretary of state contains false information, any person that suffers loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from:

Terms Used In Montana Code 35-12-607

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(a)a person that signed the record or caused another to sign it on the person’s behalf and knew the information to be false at the time the record was signed; and

(b)a general partner that has notice that the information was false when the record was filed or has become false because of changed circumstances if the general partner has notice for a reasonably sufficient time before the information is relied upon to enable the general partner to effect an amendment under 35-12-602, file a petition pursuant to 35-12-605, or deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change pursuant to 35-7-108 or a statement of correction pursuant to 35-12-616.

(2)Signing a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated in the record are true.